Deck 51 Flashcards
wane
v. decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
verge
n. border; edge
uproarious
adj. marked by commotion; extremely funny
uncouth
adj. outlandish; clumsy; boorish
traduce
v. expose to slander(defame)
travesty
n. harshly distorted imitation; parody; debased likeness
titter
n. nervous laugh
tactile
adj. pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
tempo
n. speed of music
stanza
n. division of a poem
stoic
adj. impassive; unmoved by joy or grief
subsistence
n. means needed to support life; existence
slander
n. defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements
shun
v. keep away from
rotundity
n. roundness; sonorous of speech
retentive
adj. able to retain or keep; able to remember
reprise
n. musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action
remedial
adj. curative; corrective
reciprocal
adj. mutual; exchangeable; interacting
quaint
adj. odd; old-fashioned; picturesque
protege
n. person receiving protection and support from a patron
preposterous
adj. absurd; ridiculous
preamble
n. introductory statement
poseur
n. person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others
phoenix
n. symbol of immortality or rebirth
parameter
n. boundary; limiting factor; distinguishing characteristic
ordinance
n. decree
onset
n. beginning; attack
objective (adj)
adj. not influenced by emotions; fair
objective (n)
n. goal; aim
nonentity
n. person of no importance; nonexistence
multilingual
adj. having many languages
modulate
v. tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
miscellany
n. mixture of writings on various subjects
matriculate
v. enroll (in college or graduate school)
luminous
adj. shining; issuing light
liberator
n. one who sets free
jubiliation
n. rejoicing
irate
adj. characterized by great anger
intuition
n. immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
interim
n. meantime
insubordination
n. disobedience; rebelliousness
infinitesimal
adj. exceedingly small; so small as to be nonexistent
impugn
v. dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way)
impenetrable
adj. not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding
hostility
n. unfriendliness; hatred
gustatory
adj. affecting the sense of taste
germinal
adj. pertaining to a germ; creative
forsake
v. desert; abandon; renounce
fret
v. to be annoyed or vexed
extradition
n. surrender of prisoner by one state to another
entitlement
n. right to claim something; right to benefits
elliptical
adj.oval; ambiguous; either purposely or because key words have been left out
continence
n. self-restraint; sexual chastity
conducive
adj. contributing; tending to
chronicle
v. report; record (in chronoological order)
disingenuous
adj. lacking genuine candor; insincere
disquiet
v. make uneasy or anxious
delectable
adj. delightful; delicious
turpitude
n. depravity(state of being corrupt)